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Geographic Layout

To look at where the players came from, let's switch to a geographic layout.

Visualization​

NetPanorama specification​


{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "players",
      "format": {"type": "csv"},
      "url": "/data/tulip/chess.candidates.1948.1990.csv",
      "transform": [
          {"type": "addIndex", "as": "id"},

We use the geocode transform to look up the lat/lon for each birthplace


          {"type": "geocode", "locationField": "Birth Place" }


          ]
    },
    {
      "name": "games",
      "format": {"type": "csv"},
      "url": "/data/tulip/wcc.games.1948.1990.csv"
    }
  ],

  "networks": [
    {
      "name": "net",
      "nodes": "players",
      "links": "games",
      "directed": false,
      "source_node": [ "Name", "Player 1" ],
      "target_node": [ "Name",  "Player 2" ]
    }
  ],

We define a map layer, specifying what geographic region to show, and which map tiles to use.


    "maps": [
    {
        "name": "my_map",
        "tiles": "Stamen_TerrainBackground",
        "zoomLevel": 3,
        "center": [51.5062, -0.1263]
    }
    ],


We define a layout that positions nodes so that they are positioned correctly relative to the map layer


  "layouts": [
    {
      "name": "net-layout",
      "network": "net",

      "map": "my_map",
      "lat": {"field": "lat"},
      "lng": {"field": "lon"}
    }
  ],



  "vis": [
    {
      "entries": "net.links",
      "layout": "net-layout",
      "mark": {
        "type": "linkpath",
        "start": "source",
        "end": "target"
      }
    },
    {
      "entries": "net.nodes",
      "layout": "net-layout",
      "mark": {
        "type": "circle",
        "area": 70,
        "fill": "steelblue",
        "tooltip": {  "field": "Name" }
      }
    },


We add a mark to render the map


    {
        "mark":{
             "type": "map",
            "map": "my_map"
        },
    },


  ]

}